Connect with us

Health

SARS-CoV-2 spike antibodies can persist 200 days after symptom onset, UK-based case study finds – News-Medical.Net

Researchers report SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to the spike protein (S protein) can persist 200 days after symptom onset, but that antibodies to the nucleoprotein (N…

Published

on

Researchers report SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to the spike protein (S protein) can persist 200 days after symptom onset, but that antibodies to the nucleoprotein (N protein) can reduce much more rapidly.
Studies on the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the cause of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, have established that the spike protein of the virus is key to infection. The receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein binds to the human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2…

Click here to view the original article.

Continue Reading
Advertisement
Advertisement

Trending